Material & Memories: Elizabeth Talford Scott and the Crazy Quilt Tradition
As artistic compositions, quilts—most frequently made by women—are imbued with memories. Last year, MCHC acquired Elizabeth Talford Scott’s quilt Abstract #1 (1983) for its permanent collection. Abstract #1 is the first quilt in the collection documented to an African American maker. Talford Scott’s work as the centerpiece of this collaborative exhibition engages the crazy quilt form in dialogue with responsive works by the African American Quilters of Baltimore and the antique quilts in MCHC’s collection.